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第二学时LearningaboutLanguageTheUnitedKingdom1．HowmanycountriesdoestheUKconsistof?

英国有几部分组成？

词语链接consistofv．由……组成consistin主要是，主要在于bemadeupof由……组成becomposedof由……组成即学即练选用上述词语完成下列句子。(1)这汤里有西红柿、肉和豌豆。Thissoup______________tomatoes,meatandpeas.(2)二氧化碳由碳和氧组成。Carbondioxide(CO2)______________carbonandoxygen.(1)consistsof/iscomposedof/ismadeupof(2)consistsof/iscomposedof/ismadeupof(3)教育不仅仅在于学到许多东西。

Educationdoesn’t________simply________learningalotoffacts.(4)威尼斯的美丽主要是那些古建筑物的式样。ThebeautyofVenice________thestyleofitsancientbuildings.(3)consist,in

(4)consistsin2．Englandcanbedividedintothreemainareas.英国可以分为三个部分。词语链接dividevt.分配；分开；除；使有分歧divisionn．分，划分；分界线；分歧；除法；部门divideinto把……分成几部分divide...from...把……和……分开bedividedin在……方面有分歧即学即练完成下列句子(1)Ourclass________fourgroups.(2)Thelowbrickwall______ourgarden_______ourneighbor’s.(3)TheRedSea________Africa________Asia.(4)Nine________threeisthree.(1)isdividedinto

(2)divides,from(3)divides,from

(4)dividedby

(5)Hegrewawarethatthefamily________itsattitude.(6)Therewasaquarrelamongthemaboutthe________ofthestolengoods.(7)Asharp________ofopinionwasevidentamongthemembers.(5)wasdividedin

(6)division

(7)division词语辨析：divide/separate①divide表示“分开”时，主要是指把整体按照一定的比例分成若干部分，有时候也可以和separate通用；②separate则是表示把原来结合在一起或混杂在一起的两个物体分开，使其不连在一起，有强行分开的意味，也可以指自然地理障碍所造成的隔阻。例如：Divideitintohalves.把这个分成两半。TheYalujiangRiverseparatesChinafromKorea.中国和朝鲜只有鸭绿江一水之隔。Separatethetwoboyswhoarefighting.把那两个打架的男孩拉开。Wetalkeduntilmidnightandthenseparated.我们谈话到半夜，然后就分手了。IheardthatMr.andMrs.Whitehaveseparated.我听说怀特先生和他的太太分居（分手）了。3．puzzlen．难题，谜；v.使迷惑

puzzlingadj.令人迷惑的

puzzledadj.迷惑不解的

puzzleabout冥思苦想

puzzleout仔细思考，设法想出

beinapuzzle不知如何是好即学即练完成下列句子(1)那起凶杀案对警察来说还是一个谜。Themurdercase________tothepolicemen.(2)谁也没有成功解释生命是如何开始的这个谜。Noonehasyetsucceededinexplaining________ofhowlifebegan.(3)That’s______________(我迷惑不解的地方)．(1)wasapuzzle

(2)thepuzzle

(3)whatpuzzlesme

(4)I____________(真不知道)whattodonext.(5)Thesituationwas________________(更加扑朔迷离)thanever.(6)Hespenttheafternoontrying________(想出)whathadgonewrongwithhiscar.(4)ampuzzledabout/aminapuzzle

(5)morepuzzling

(6)topuzzleout词语辨析：confuse和puzzle前者的意思是“使糊涂，使混乱，迷惑；混淆”；而后者的含义是“使迷惑，使不解”。试比较下面的句子：Theroadsignsconfusedthedriver.路标使驾驶员糊涂了。IalwaysconfuseAustraliawithAustria.我常常把澳大利亚和奥地利弄混。Hisrecentbehaviorpuzzlesme.他最近的行为使我感到不解。4．YoucaneasilyclarifythisquestionifyoustudyBritishhistory.如果你学过英国历史，你就能够很容易地弄清楚这个问题。即学即练完成下列句子。(1)Theexplanationinthenote____________________(把这个难句解析清楚了)．(2)Anexamplewillhelp__________________(说清楚我的意思)．(3)Weneedmore____________(澄清)ofyourplanbeforewepromisetosupportyou.(1)clarifiedthedifficultsentence(2)toclarifywhatImean

(3)clarification5．NowwhenpeoplerefertoEnglandyoufindWalesincludedaswell.

如今，只要有人提前英格兰，你就会发现威尔士总是包括在内的。referto:涉及，指的是，提及，参考，适用于即学即练请将下列句子译成汉语。(1)Don’trefertothismatteragain,please.(2)Forfurtherparticulars,pleaserefertoChapterTen.(3)Thenewlawdoesnotrefertolandusedforfarming.(4)HereferredtotheLongMarchinhistalk.(1)请不要再提这件事了。(2)详情请看第10章。(3)这条新的法律不适用于农用土地。(4)他在谈话中讲到了长征。6．However,thesouthernpartofIrelandwasunwillingandbrokeaway

tofromitsowngovernment.然而，爱尔兰的南部不愿联合而分离出去成立了自己的政府。breakaway(from)突然逃走或离开；脱离；改掉(习惯)breakdown坏了；(计划)失败；(身体)跨了；分解breakin非法进入；插嘴breakinto突然进入，破门而入；突然……breakoff突然停止，中断(谈判),断绝关系breakout爆发；突然发生(吵架，疾病)breakthrough突破，打通，穿透breakup散(会)，驱散(群众等)；中小学停课放假(指长假)；拆散词语链接即学即练选用上述短语填空。(1)Thecriminal________thetwopolicemenwhowereholdinghim.(2)Fortunately,he_________thelawlessgroupyearsago.(3)Itisdifficult____________ahabit.(4)Theengineofthemachine____________.(5)Hishealth__________becauseofyears’ofhardwork.(6)Astranger_______onthemeetingwithoutpermission.(1)brokeawayfrom

(2)brokeawayfrom

(3)tobreakawayfrom

(4)brokedown(5)brokedown

(6)brokein

(7)Icouldtellthestorymuchmoreeasilyifyoudidn’t__________sooften.(8)Wehadto______thehouseaswehadlostthekey.(9)Thetwocountries____________relationsagain.(10)Thefinancialcrisis__________firstinAmerica.(11)Haveoursoldiers______theenemydefencesyet?(12)Aftertwohours,themeeting____________.(7)breakin(8)breakinto

(9)havebrokenoff

(10)brokeout

(11)brokenthrough

(12)brokeup词语链接7．Totheircredit，thefourcountriesdoworktogetherinsomeareas.

在英国的名义下，这四个国家在某些方面的确是合作的。

creditn．信任，赞扬，信贷creditableadj.令人钦佩的，值得赞扬的toone’scredit使值得赞扬，值得尊重，在……名下havethecreditof有……的好名声havecreditwithsb.得到某人的信任beacreditto使……感到光荣，给……争光givecreditto相信，信任，称赞即学即练完成下列句子。

(1)____________(值得赞扬),Jacknevertoldanyoneexactlywhathappened.(2)Smithborrowedalotofmoney____________(以格林的名义)．

(3)IhavenocashonmebutIcanpayitby____(信用卡).(1)Tohiscredit(2)toGreen’scredit(3)creditcard词语链接8．Englandisthelargestofthefourcountries,andforconvenienceitisdividedroughlyintothreezones.在这四个国家中英格兰是最大的，为了方便起见，它大致可以划分为三个地区。inconvenience不方便，不便之处convenientadj.方便的，适合的inconvenientadj.不方便的atone’sconvenience在某人方便的时候，以方便的方式forconvenience为了方便，为了实用toone’sconvenience对某人方便(合适)beconvenienttosb.对……方便即学即练选用上述词语完成下列句子。(1)It’sagreat____________tolivenearabusstop.(2)Wefindourfoldingtableagreat________________.(3)We’llmeetagain____________(在你方便的时候)．(1)convenience

(2)convenience

(3)atyourconvenience

(4)Thehousewasdesigned____________(为了方便),notfordisplay.(5)Comewhenever____________(你方便)．(6)TheyinvitedMr.Bushtovisittheircountryata______time.(7)____________(如果你方便的话),we’llhaveadinnertogether.(4)forconvenienc

(5)itistoyourconvenience

(6)convenient(7)Ifitisconvenienttoyou温馨提示：convenient不能用来修饰人。比如不能说：Ifyou’reconvenient,we’llhaveadinnertogether.而应说成：Ifitisconvenienttoyou,we’llhaveadinnertogether.如果你方便的话，我们一起吃顿饭。9．Itisapitythattheindustrialcitiesbuiltinthe19thcenturydonotattractvisitors.可惜的是，这些建于19世纪的工业城市并不像别处那样吸引游人。词语辨析：attract/draw①attractvt.吸引attractiveadj.吸引人的，招人喜爱的Thesceneryhereattractsthousandsofvisitorseveryyear.这里的风景每年吸引成千上万的游客。Theyoungmanwasattractedbyherbeauty.那年轻男人被她的美丽所吸引。Theyoungladywasamostattractiveperson.这位年轻的女士很迷人。②draw也有“吸引，引起”的意思，但draw主要侧重“引起注意”的意思。如：

Hershoutsdrewtheattentionofthepolice.她的大声呼喊引起了警察的注意。Histerriblestorydrewtearsfromallwhoheardit.听过他悲惨遭遇的人都会落泪。即学即练完成下列句子。(1)Coverthefoodso___________(苍蝇就不会来了)．(2)Nowondertheyoungman__________________(被那个有魅力的姑娘吸引了)(3)Shelaughedloudly________________________(以引起男孩子的注意)．(1)itwon’tdrawtheflies(2)wasattractedbytheattractivegirl(3)todrawtheboy’sattention

10．ThegreatesthistoricaltreasureofallisLondonwithitsmuseums,artcollections，theatres,parksandbulidings.最具有历史意义的宝地是伦敦。那儿有博物馆、艺术珍品、剧院、公园和各种建筑物。collection

n．收藏品；珍藏；收集；一批，一伙collectv．收集；收取；集中思维拓展观察下列划线词语的意思和用法。Thecollectionofthesestampstookhimtenyears.他花了10年时间收藏那些邮票。Jackhasaverygoodcollectionofforeigncoins.杰克有一大批外国的硬币。

Hehasshownmehisstampcollection.他把集邮册给我看了。Hisworkwastocollectinformation.他的工作是收集情报。

Whataboutleavingithereandcollectingitonthewayback?把它放在这儿，回来的时候再取怎么样？词语辨析：gather/collect①gather也有“收集，聚集，采集”的意思，一般指把分散的人或东西聚集到一起，也可以指摘果、采花等。②collect着重指有计划、有选择的收集，有时可以与gather通用。

Afterschool,theboysoftengatheredtogetherplayingwithsandinthesands.放学以后，这几个男孩子常常聚集在一起，在沙滩上玩沙子。

ThefarmersgatherthemaizeinSeptember.农民九月份收玉米。即学即练用gather,collect填空。

(1)OnChristmasEveMother________usaroundherandtoldusweweretomovetoLondon.(2)Theysuggested________moneytobuildthehighwaytothevillage.(1)gathered

(2)colletcing

11．...theoldestcastleconstructedbylaterNormanrulersin1066.公元1066年由后来者的诺曼人统治者建造的最古老的城堡。constructvt.建造；构造；创立constructionn．建造，修建，建设；结构underconstruction(正在)修建词语链接即学即练选用上述词语完成下列句子(1)TheBeijing－GuangzhouRailway________(正在修建)atthatperiod.(2)Thisisa____________(构思精巧)novel.(3)The____________(修建)ofalargebridgetakesabouttwoyears.(4)Mostofthefactories____________(正在修建的)havebeendesignedbyChineseengineers.(1)wasbeingconstructed/wasunderconstruction(2)well­constructed

(3)construction(4)underconstruction12．Whichcountryisleftout

？哪个国家被遗漏了？词语链接leaveout省去；遗漏；不考虑leavealone不管，别惹leavebehind留下(不带走)，遗留leavefor动身去(某地)Leavemealone.不要管我。即学即练选用上述词语完成下列句子。(1)Youhavemadeamistake——you’ve________aletter“t”．(2)Theygaveeachcompetitoranumber;butthey_____No.13asnoonewantedtohaveit.(3)Don’t________thechild_______athome.(4)I’ve________myumbrella_______inthebus.(5)We________Madridbythenextplane.(1)leftout

(2)leftout

(3)leave,alone

(4)left,behind

(5)leavefor13.foldvt.折叠；对折Shefoldedherdressupandputitintoachestofdrawers.她把衣服折叠好，放在衣柜里。Hestoodthere,deepinthought,herhandsfoldedbeforehim.他双手交叉放在胸前，站在那里沉思。14.taketheplaceofsb./sth.取代……

takeone’splace就座，就位

takesb’splace取代某人

takeplace发生即学即练选用上述词语完成下列句子。(1)格林先生退休后谁将取代他的位置呢？Whowill____________________afterheretires?(2)TheOlympicgames____________everyfouryears.(3)Thedinnerbeganafteralltheguests______________.(1)takeMr.Green’splace/taketheplaceofMr.Green(2)takeplace

(3)tooktheirplaces15．长难句结构分析(1)Happily(状语)this(主语)wasaccomplished(谓语)withoutconflict(状语)whenKingJamesofScotlandbecameKingofEnglandandWalesaswell.(时间状语从句)

令人高兴的是，当苏格兰国王詹姆斯也成了英格兰和威尔士的国王时，这一切不经任何冲突就完成了。(2)However,thesouthernpartofIreland(主语)was(系动词)unwilling(表语)andbrokeaway(并列谓语)toformitsowngovernment(状语)．然而，爱尔兰南部不愿意联合，分离出去并建立了自己的政府。即学即练模仿造句，并分析句子结构。(1)令人高兴的是，接下来的任务很快就完成了，没有遇到太多麻烦。______________________________________(2)然而，他非常诚实，走上前承认了自己的错误。_________________________________________(1)Happilytherestoftheworkwasaccomplishedverysoonwithouttoomuchtrouble.(2)However,hewashonestandcameuptoadmithismistake.一、根据括号中的解释，用课文中短语的适当形式完成句子。1．Thetraveler_______hisguidebookfordetailsofhisjourney(lookupsth.inabook)．2.Thepolicemensaidthatthefingerprints________thecrime(havesth.todowith)．3.ThetownwhereIlive_______itshotspring(befamousfor)．4.Acar__hundredsofdifferentparts(bemadeupof)．1.referredto

2.werelinkedto

3.iswellknownfor

4.consistsof

5.Ourcar_____onthehalfwayhere(sth.wrongwith)．6.Electricityiswidelyusedinindustryandinourdailylife______.(too)7.Cananything______amother'sloveandcare？(replace)8.Thiswas_____attheParisExhibitionof1996(display)．9.She____hermother'sconfidenceinher(takepridein)．10．Theoldtempleatthetopofthehill______(benolongerthere)．5.brokedown

6.aswell

7.taketheplaceof

8.onshow

9.wasproudof

10.wasgone二、词语活用1．用leavealone,leavebehind,leaveout,leavefor等词组完成下列小片段。LastSaturdayMary(1)________schoolearlyasshedidn'twanttobelateforthewritingcompetition.However，whenshearrived，shefoundhername(2)________ofthecontestantlist.Shehadtogohomewithabadheart，(3)________herpurse(4)________inthetaxi.Motherknewhowupsetshewasandsaiditwasbetter(5)______her(6)________．(1)leftfor

(2)wasleftout

(3)leaving(4)behind

(5)toleave

(6)alone2．模仿第1题，用breakin，breakdown，breakoff，breakout，breakup等词组自编一个小段落。__________________________________TheglobalfinancialcrisisbrokeoutandMr.GreenwasdiscussinghowtofacetheserioussituationwithallthemanagersinhiscompanywhensuddenlyJackbrokeinonthemeeting，tellingMr.GreenthatthenegotiationsbrokedownandMr.Tailordecidedtobreakoffthecontract.Mr.Greensighed，announcingtheme